Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We want everyone to benefit from science’s potential to improve health and save lives.
We support discovery research into life, health and wellbeing, and we’re taking on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.
The Wellcome Global Monitor is the world's largest study of how people think and feel about science and health. The 2026 edition draws on surveys of more than 140,000 people in 140 countries, making it a uniquely rich and globally comparable data set on public trust in science.
£1.9 billion
Our charitable expenditure, supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
2,723 active grants
across 133 countries, with a total value of £7.3 billion.
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Learn about our teams, our strategy and how we are funded.
Wellcome Collection is our free museum exploring health and human experience.
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